Fubonn Shopping Center
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The Fubonn Shopping Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Portland, Oregon
. The mall claims to be the largest Asian mall in Oregon and lists 29 stores as tenants in November 2011. The mall is located at SE 82nd Avenue and Division Street. It is anchored by the Fubonn Supermarket, a large Asian grocery and housewares store. The Oregonian
calls it "the eastside's answer to Uwajimaya
".
The mall was opened in 2006 by owner, President and CEO Michael Liu. Construction cost a reported $15 million.
Fubonn's opening on SE 82nd Avenue coincided with an alleged and controversial move by Portland's Chinese business and residential communities from the Old Town area in downtown to the SE 82nd area. Liu said that availability of parking was a factor in choosing a location away from Chinatown. Fubonn has been the site of multiple media appearances by public officials calling for action against drug and sex crime, as those conditions have long characterized the SE 82nd Avenue area.
Popular highlights of the Fubonn Shopping Center include the large variety of produce at the Fubonn Supermarket and the So Kong Dong Tofu & BBQ restaurant. Also in the Shopping Center are a marble statuary, a tea shop, and many small shops selling books and movies from China, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. The mall claims to be the largest Asian mall in Oregon and lists 29 stores as tenants in November 2011. The mall is located at SE 82nd Avenue and Division Street. It is anchored by the Fubonn Supermarket, a large Asian grocery and housewares store. The Oregonian
The Oregonian
The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
calls it "the eastside's answer to Uwajimaya
Uwajimaya
Uwajimaya, Inc., doing business as , is a family-owned supermarket chain with its corporate headquarters in the Industrial District, Seattle, Washington, and with locations in Greater Seattle. Uwajimaya sells mainly Asian food—with an emphasis on Japanese—though it also stocks Western staples...
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The mall was opened in 2006 by owner, President and CEO Michael Liu. Construction cost a reported $15 million.
Fubonn's opening on SE 82nd Avenue coincided with an alleged and controversial move by Portland's Chinese business and residential communities from the Old Town area in downtown to the SE 82nd area. Liu said that availability of parking was a factor in choosing a location away from Chinatown. Fubonn has been the site of multiple media appearances by public officials calling for action against drug and sex crime, as those conditions have long characterized the SE 82nd Avenue area.
Popular highlights of the Fubonn Shopping Center include the large variety of produce at the Fubonn Supermarket and the So Kong Dong Tofu & BBQ restaurant. Also in the Shopping Center are a marble statuary, a tea shop, and many small shops selling books and movies from China, Vietnam, and elsewhere.